A RACIAL abuse complaint was made following Crewe Alexandra's opening day victory against Burnley on Saturday.

The Burnley manager Steve Cotterill has vowed to make an official complaint to Cheshire Police after claiming one of his players was racially abused during the Championship match at the Alexandra Stadium, which Crewe won 2-1.

Mr Cotterill was involved in a heated exchange with a supporter seated behind the visiting dugout during the second-half.

Burnley had a number of new faces in their team on Saturday including former Stoke City players Ade Akinbiyi, Gifton Noel Williams, Wayne Thomas and James O'Connor.

Mr Cotterill admitted he had expected a little bit of banter but said he felt one supporter had gone to far.

He said: 'There was a racist remark from behind the dugout and I don't take too kindly to that, to be honest.

'I'd rather not say who it was directed at, but we've got a few former Stoke players, which spiced things up.

'You expect stick from away fans, but one person went over the top. If that had happened in a bar, you would

have wanted to have turned round and knocked the bloke out yourself.'

A spokesman for Cheshire Police said they have yet to receive an official complaint .

An Alex spokesman said: 'We have had no reports from any steward or police of any racist comments at the game and therefore there is no case to answer.'